I have to agree with the below. Clearly they want to get you into mssql and keep you there. There's really no point in switching databases, so (I know, this is too neutral) if you like these guys for some reason (good haircuts or whatnot), then go with mssql. If you can find people with good haircuts who will do it for mysql, all the better (and sometimes even cheaper). Regardless, don't migrate to a different database unless there's some huge reason to do so.
-Adam -----Original Message----- From: Richard Burgmann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 6:08 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Fw: Porting from MS SQL to MySQL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Burgmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Markus Lervik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 9:53 PM Subject: Re: Porting from MS SQL to MySQL > Hi Markus, > I'm an IT Consultant by trade and have been involved in lots of green fields > projects and conversion projects over the years. Without knowing the details > of your situation I will risk giving an opinion. > 1. If the company has a developed/deployed product DESIGNED to run on MS SQL > you can pretty much guarantee they are using every proprietary 'feature' of > it and the actual industry standard SQL code is in the minority. > 2. Given (1), It will be a major effort to undertake a conversion. This is > the whole point of adding extra 'features' to data base servers, and every > vendor does it. > 3. Given (1&2), I think 18K euros wouldn't even cover the scoping and design > phases. > > So why quote a low ball figure? > > In my experience I have found this is often done to get the work in the > first place. Once you have committed to their product, you will find that > the price of conversion just keeps going up until you eventually capitulate > and accept their product as is. > Alternatively they naively believe they can do the work and go broke trying > to do the conversion on a fixed price contract (I have actually seen one > software development company go broke this way). > > - > Kind Regards > > Richard Burgmann > Consultant > > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Markus Lervik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 12:16 AM > Subject: Porting from MS SQL to MySQL > > > > > > Hello all! > > > > We've requested a database from different companies, and specifically > > said we wanted MySQL or PostgreSQL because of the open source angle > > and we're a library. > > One company offered MS SQL as the platform and said that they can later on > > port it to MySQL. For this they wanted 18 000 euro. Now, what I want to > know > > is, how easy is it to port a (fairly complicated) database from MS SQL to > > MySQL? It can't be work worth 18 000 euro, now can it? > > > > Cheers, > > Markus > > > > -- > > Markus Lervik > > Linux-administrator with a kungfoo grip > > Vaasa City Library - Regional Library > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > +358-6-325 3589 / +358-40-832 6709 > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Before posting, please check: > > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To unsubscribe, e-mail > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
